Sheep: Manure applied to soils that volatilises … capita volatilises in Mauritania
Mauritania: Sheep: Manure applied to soils that volatilises … capita volatilises was 0.1043 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.1043 kg per person for sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Mauritania peaked at 0.1959 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1043 kg per person, in 2023.
That places Mauritania 20th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep: Manure applied to soils that volatilises … capita volatilises in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1959 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1907 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1907 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1854 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.185 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.189 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1926 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1869 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1726 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1884 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1705 kg per person | -9.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1576 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1973 | 0.153 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1299 kg per person | -15.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1373 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 0.147 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 0.153 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1554 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1574 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1623 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1639 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1547 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1146 kg per person | -25.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1058 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1055 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1077 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1072 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1116 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1161 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1203 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1214 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1124 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1118 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1081 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1053 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.121 kg per person | +14.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1203 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1272 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1393 kg per person | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1415 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1443 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1475 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1446 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.142 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1386 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1352 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1317 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1141 kg per person | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1162 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1181 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1201 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1233 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1242 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1095 kg per person | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1289 kg per person | +17.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1152 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1152 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1123 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1117 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.107 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1063 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1052 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1043 kg per person | -0.8% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.1043 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0081 kg per person, 12.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.1043 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0058 kg per person, 18.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep: Manure applied to soils that volatilises … capita volatilises in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | -25.9% | 0.1547 kg per person | 0.1146 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1876 kg per person | 0.1726 kg per person | 0.1959 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.155 kg per person | 0.1299 kg per person | 0.1884 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.125 kg per person | 0.1055 kg per person | 0.1639 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1187 kg per person | 0.1053 kg per person | 0.1393 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1356 kg per person | 0.1141 kg per person | 0.1475 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1178 kg per person | 0.1095 kg per person | 0.1289 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1057 kg per person | 0.1043 kg per person | 0.107 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More environment data for Mauritania
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.465 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.85 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.4893 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Mauritania?
- Sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Mauritania was 0.1043 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1959 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1043 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Mauritania rank for sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- Mauritania ranks 20th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure applied to soils that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sheep — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.